Letter: Obama's dangerous failure in leadership

I keep hearing politicians and commentators frame issues around the statements “the American people don't want” or “the American people want.” These remarks have been repeated over and over regarding the current threat from ISIS in Iraq.

I keep hearing politicians and commentators frame issues around the statements “the American people don’t want” or “the American people want.” These remarks have been repeated over and over regarding the current threat from ISIS in Iraq.

Few doubt ISIS will eventually be conducting terror attacks here in the U.S. But too few Americans recognize the threat. The role of a leader is to recognize a problem, identify the best action to take, then convince the people why that action is necessary. President Barack Obama has failed miserably in that role.

If more Americans understood that ISIS is even more dangerous than al-Qaeda, and has said they are coming here, resistance to greater action to defeat them would be supported. Instead, too many people don’t even know what ISIS is.

Instead of helping make us aware of the threat, the president spends all his time fundraising and takes pinprick action that keeps American opposition low. The price we will pay for that will be another 9/11 catastrophe.

Our president’s duty is to keep Americans safe. From terrorism to the porous border, President Obama has chosen political expediency to leadership.

Let us all hope and pray that he realizes his responsibility and changes. Otherwise, the hope and prayers must be that we dodge the bullet until a real leader is elected in two years.